British Columbia Movies

  • 2020
    Tadpoles: The Big Little Migration

    Tadpoles: The Big Little Migration

    Tadpoles: The Big Little Migration

    02020HD

    Short documentary, shot over fours years, showing the incredible daily migration of the western toad tadpoles, a designated indicator species on...

    Tadpoles: The Big Little Migration
  • 2020
    Nuxalk Radio

    Nuxalk Radio

    Nuxalk Radio

    02020HD

    A day in the life of 91.1, Nuxalk Radio, a radio station built to help keep the Nuxalk language alive while broadcasting the laws of the lands and...

    Nuxalk Radio
  • 1979
    Horse Drawn Magic

    Horse Drawn Magic

    Horse Drawn Magic

    01979HD

    This documentary short introduces us to the Caravan Stage Company, the world's only horse-drawn open-air theater. Every summer it tours British...

    Horse Drawn Magic
  • 2002
    Memories of Earth

    Memories of Earth

    Memories of Earth

    02002HD

    Set against the unforgettable beauty of Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), Memories of Earth takes viewers on a journey...

    Memories of Earth
  • 2015
    Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World

    Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World

    Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World

    52015HD

    Denizens of the British Columbia archipelago unite to protect their land.

    Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World
  • 2024
    Forest Echoes

    Forest Echoes

    Forest Echoes

    02024HD

    A love story set against the backdrop of the climate crisis and the opioid epidemic, Echo and Wild are two urban Indigenous land defenders. On the...

    Forest Echoes
  • 1990
    Island of Whales

    Island of Whales

    Island of Whales

    01990HD

    This film joins five of the world's leading whale researchers on a scientific expedition around Canada's Vancouver Island. Spectacular photography...

    Island of Whales
  • 2023
    Wild Goat Surf

    Wild Goat Surf

    Wild Goat Surf

    02023HD

    In a run-down Okanagan RV park during the summer of 2003, surfing-obsessed 12-year-old skater girl Rell “Goat” Anderson navigates the...

    Wild Goat Surf
  • 2007
    Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens

    Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens

    Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens

    02007HD

    In the late 1990s, some officers at Vancouver Police Department made a documentary film (THROUGH A BLUE LENS) about the everyday lives of six drug...

    Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens
  • 1961
    Cattle Ranch

    Cattle Ranch

    Cattle Ranch

    01961HD

    This short documentary offers a portrait of life on a cattle ranch, for both its human and animal inhabitants. Featuring sprightly music by folk...

    Cattle Ranch
  • 1976
    Salmon People

    Salmon People

    Salmon People

    01976HD

    Contrasting ancient myth and modern reality, this short documentary examines the legendary relationship between West Coast Indigenous people and...

    Salmon People
  • 2012
    Coast Modern

    Coast Modern

    Coast Modern

    82012HD

    A core group of architects embraced the West Coast from Vancouver to LA with its particular geography and values and left behind a legacy of inspired...

    Coast Modern
  • 2023
    Silvicola

    Silvicola

    Silvicola

    02023HD

    The human impact on forests is explored through breathtaking vistas and poignant vignettes set in Canada's Pacific Northwest. Those who rely on this...

    Silvicola
  • 2022
    Nomoto: A BC Tragedy

    Nomoto: A BC Tragedy

    Nomoto: A BC Tragedy

    02022HD

    The injustice of the Japanese internment is explored through the story of Kyuichi Nomoto, one of the first Japanese Canadians to graduate from UBC,...

    Nomoto: A BC Tragedy
  • 2003
    In the Shadow of the Chief

    In the Shadow of the Chief

    In the Shadow of the Chief

    02003HD

    In May 1961, amidst the snow-capped mountains and verdant forests of Canada's West coast, Jim Baldwin and Ed Cooper, decided to try the impossible--a...

    In the Shadow of the Chief
  • 1970
    This Was the Time

    This Was the Time

    This Was the Time

    01970HD

    When Masset, a Haida village in Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), held a potlatch, it seemed as if the past grandeur of...

    This Was the Time
  • 2014
    The Wolf: Marine Mammal

    The Wolf: Marine Mammal

    The Wolf: Marine Mammal

    102014HD

    The wolf of British Columbia is on a quest to master water, fishing and swimming. According to several specialists, the wolf is at the first stage of...

    The Wolf: Marine Mammal
  • 2000
    The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters

    The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters

    The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters

    02000HD

    For almost a century, the Coast Salish knitters of southern Vancouver Island have produced Cowichan sweaters from handspun wool. These distinctive...

    The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters
  • 2022
    The Haida in Canada

    The Haida in Canada

    The Haida in Canada

    82022HD

    Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off the west coast of Canada, is home to Skil Jaadee and her family. They live in harmony with nature and have made it...

    The Haida in Canada
  • 2010
    The Beast of Bottomless Lake

    The Beast of Bottomless Lake

    The Beast of Bottomless Lake

    02010HD

    Life's a beast...until you find one.

    The Beast of Bottomless Lake